CART. A general term for various kinds of vehicles, in some cases for carrying people, but more particularly for transporting goods, for agricultural or postal purposes, etc., or for carriers. Though constructed in various ways, the simplest type for goods is two-wheeled, topless and springless; but as a general term "cart" is used in combination with some more specific qualifica tion (dog-cart, donkey-cart, road-cart, polo-cart, etc.), when it is employed for pleasure purposes. The "dog-cart," so called because originally used to convey sporting dogs, is a more or less elevated two-wheeled carriage, generally with seats back to back, in front and behind; the "governess-cart" (presumably so called from its use for children), a very low two-wheeled pony-carriage, has two side seats facing inwards; the "tax-cart," a light farmer's cart, was so called because formerly exempted from taxation as under the value of f21. (See the articles CARRIAGE and WAGON.)